Evergreen Preschool Pyrford

Inspection of Pyrford Preschool Pyrford Memorial Village Hall, Coldharbour Road, Woking, Surrey GU22 8SP

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Overall effectiveness Good

The quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Overall effectiveness at previous inspection Not applicable

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The provision is good

Children settle quickly and thoroughly enjoy the time they spend in this friendly pre-school. They increase their confidence as they explore the environment and make choices for themselves, including if they want to play inside or outdoors. Children develop good friendships and show that they have positive relationships with staff. They feel confident to approach staff for comfort, which supports their emotional well-being. Children interact well with visitors. They engage them in conversation and invite them to play.

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The provision is good

Children have many opportunities to be creative. They explore daffodils in a vase and spend time painting their own versions. Children choose and peel stickers and cut coloured paper with scissors to create patterns and pictures. These opportunities help to strengthen the muscles in children's hands in preparation for early writing.

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The provision is good

Children eagerly explore sensory resources, such as play dough and rice. They show perseverance and curiosity as they try to fill containers, using scoops and funnels. Children spend time thinking and testing their ideas, before deciding that shaking the funnel makes the rice move quicker. Staff encourage children in their experiments and offer lots of praise when children successfully fill their containers to the top. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make progress in their learning.

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need to do better?

n The committed team of staff work well together to improve outcomes for all children. They work with a range of professionals, including the local authority, to ensure that their practice is up to date. The manager is reflective. She is aware of what they do well and what they need to improve on. Staff know children well, including what they would like them to learn next. n Staff provide a broad and varied range of activities for children and actively play alongside them to support their learning. Children practise mathematical skills as they measure out water between containers and count how many it takes to fill the largest one. However, on occasions, staff do not use spontaneous opportunities to further extend, engage and challenge the children's learning as they play. n Children enjoy fresh air and exercise as they play outside. They enjoy 'painting' vertical surfaces with water and watching as the board changes colour in the

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sunshine. There are plenty of opportunities for children to challenge their large- muscle skills, for example as they balance on stepping stones and climb on apparatus. Children take manageable risks as they figure out how to climb over the top of the frame and back down to the ground.

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2 March 2023 n Staff follow children's interests when planning activities. This ensures that children want to play and learn. For example, while listening to favourite stories, children are delighted when staff suggest that they go on a 'bear hunt'. Staff use a range of props, indoors and outside, which bring the story to life as children excitedly find the 'bear'. This helps children to build on their early literacy skills. n Children carry out self-care tasks independently. They wash their hands by themselves and communicate their need to go to the toilet. During snack and mealtimes, staff provide children with lots of opportunities and encouragement to do things for themselves. For example, children find their own drinks and snacks and open the packets in their lunch boxes. Children demonstrate their good manners as they say 'please' and 'thank you' spontaneously to staff who help them. n The manager carries out peer observations and some supervision sessions with

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staff. However, professional development opportunities are not consistently targeted to support individual staff to precisely enhance their skills and knowledge to the highest level. n Parents are positive about the pre-school. They comment that their children have made good progress since joining the pre-school. Parents are grateful for the information the pre-school shares with them about their children's development and how to support their learning at home.

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Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

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Safeguarding

Staff confidently recognise the signs that a child may be at risk of harm or neglect. They understand how to escalate their concerns about a child's welfare should they need to, including what to do in the event of an allegation against another staff member. The manager ensures that effective vetting and recruitment procedures are in place, to ensure that adults working with children are suitable. The staff and management teams ensure that suitable risk assessments are carried out indoors and outdoors. Daily checks are carried out, which ensures the ongoing safety of the children in their care.

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should:

n support staff to recognise how to further use spontaneous opportunities to support and challenge every child's learning further n target professional development opportunities more precisely to support staff to enhance their skills and knowledge to the highest level.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 2611033 Local authority Surrey Inspection number 10265308 Type of provision Childcare on non-domestic premises Registers Early Years Register Day care type Sessional day care

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inspection

Total number of places 34 Number of children on roll 30 Name of registered person Don Carolis, Jenny

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reference number

Telephone number 07590467571 Date of previous inspection Not applicable

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Information about this early years setting

Pyrford Preschool registered under the current private ownership in 2020. It operates from Pyrford Memorial Village Hall in Pyrford, near Woking, Surrey. The pre-school provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. The pre-school operates from Monday to Friday during term time only. Sessions are from 8.30am to 1pm. The pre-school is open until 3pm on Tuesdays. The pre-school employs eight members of staff, including the owner, who is also the manager. Of these, seven hold full and relevant qualifications at level 3 and above, including qualified teacher status.

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Inspection activities

n This was the first routine inspection the pre-school received since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The inspector discussed the impact of the pandemic with the provider and has taken that into account in their evaluation of the pre-school. n The manager joined the inspector on a learning walk and talked to the inspector about their curriculum and what they want the children to learn. n The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning. n The inspector carried out a joint observation of a group activity with the manager and considered the impact of the teaching on children's learning. n The manager showed the inspector documentation to demonstrate the suitability of staff. n The inspector spoke with staff, children and parents at suitable times during the inspection and took account of their views.

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We carried out this inspection under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children's learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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